The Slaughter Avatar locked eyes with Lu Yu, and Lu Yu could see the crimson light in the avatar's eyes, which made even him feel a bit chilled.
This aura of violence, how many lives must have been slaughtered to create it.
Lu Yu employed his All-Transforming Cosmic Technique, and strands of red spiritual light floated from the Slaughter Avatar into Lu Yu's body.
The speed at which the spiritual light dissipated increased rapidly, and the Slaughter Avatar's cultivation level quickly declined; in no time, it fell to the ninth tier of the Cosmic Realm.
In its place, Lu Yu's aura broke through to the seventh tier of the Cosmic Realm.
Finally, the Slaughter Avatar vanished from its spot, leaving behind a mass of chaotic evil qi, containing countless fragments of consciousness from slain beings.
Absorbing these would affect the purity of Lu Yu's soul power, so he chose to discard and separate this part of his cultivation.
Within his internal galaxy, a crimson sun arose, occupying the center of the star river.
Surrounding it were ten slightly smaller stars, orbiting the crimson star of slaughter, while countless nascent stars like stardust filled the periphery.
The star river began to rotate slowly, as if it had transformed into a real galaxy.
A galaxy with tens of thousands of stars.
Lu Yu looked at the remaining evil qi before him. To him, this qi was an impurity, but for others who embraced the slaughter laws to enhance their power, it was real cultivation.
The only thing to be wary of is that a weak mind might be swayed by the consciousness fragments intermixed in the evil qi.
It would be a pity to just disperse it.
A thought crossed Lu Yu's mind; perhaps he could give this to someone who could just absorb this power.
As he thought this, he felt his power left elsewhere being triggered, exploding out.
With closed eyes and distant perception, Lu Yu grasped the evil qi, which rapidly condensed into a red pearl.
"Since it's a pearl formed by condensed evil qi, let's call it the Evil Qi Pearl." Lu Yu thought to himself.
Using soul power, he altered the force within the Evil Qi Pearl, separating consciousness fragments to form layers of mind-tempering and training spaces.
With a slap of his palm, the Evil Qi Pearl flew out, piercing through layers of golden sky, disappearing from Lu Yu's range of perception.
He had already set the Evil Qi Pearl's destination; soon it would reach its target.
Liu Chen lay amidst the corpses, the Divine Soldier riddled with cracks, stuck in the ground beside him, his body heavily injured. He gazed at the sky with feelings of both reluctance and relief.
He was tired. After fighting for so long, he had no idea how many demons he had slain.
Liu Chen walked the path of slaughter; in the final battle space, he gained more than others, so his power increased more quickly too.
Yet rapid power boosts are not always beneficial; they attracted the attention of Cosmic Soul demons.
No matter how fast Liu Chen's strength increased, he was merely a Core Formation Realm Martial Cultivator, no match for a Cosmic Soul demon.
Failing to escape, at the verge of being killed, a force erupted from within him, shattering the Cosmic Soul demon with a single strike.
Thinking it was over, unexpectedly, the Cosmic Soul demon mastered some form of resurrection through a Heaven and Earth Law, reviving to attack Liu Chen again.
Lu Yu's second force erupted, slaying the demon, but Liu Chen was heavily injured by the battle's aftermath.
He glanced at the approaching demons, struggling to move his limbs, attempting to stand, but his injuries were severe, rendering his limbs unresponsive.
Just as a demon's gaping maw loomed to bite him, a red pearl pierced through the demon, directly into his body.
Instantly, the power within the Evil Qi Pearl was unleashed, completely healing Liu Chen's wounds, even reducing some cracks on the Divine Soldier.
With his mobility restored, Liu Chen saw the demon's head pierced yet not dead. Springing up like a carp, he grabbed the demon's legs and rolled in death.
Flipping his body, feet landing firmly, his strength erupted, tearing the demon in two.
Buzz~ Liu Chen waved, the Divine Soldier trembled and flew into his hand.
Whoosh~ A blade light swept across, extinguishing the demon's vitality. Liu Chen floated in mid-air, closing his eyes to view the Evil Qi Pearl in his mind.
He didn't know the pearl's origins, but once his consciousness touched the Evil Qi Pearl, he understood its purpose.
Though unaware of the pearl's origin, having such a fortuitous encounter, Liu Chen believed he was destined not to die, and in the future among the world's elite, he would surely have a place.
"Kill!" Liu Chen swung his blade, the evil qi coalescing into a storm, sweeping the demons away.
After sending away the Evil Qi Pearl, a Martial Cultivator of the Cosmic Realm passed through a golden curtain, appearing in this desolate battlefield.
Upon arrival, seeing the vacated battlefield, he was puzzled. Never had he seen such a clean place, devoid of demons.
Suddenly, a demon materialized from thin air, only to disintegrate into dust within moments before his eyes.
He sensed the terrifying force behind the demon's transition to dust and was profoundly shocked.
Through minute observation, perceiving a mere trace of weak power, he glimpsed the vast ocean behind that force.
Glancing around, he chose to remain, transmitting a message to Lu Yu from afar, recounting the recent events of the World Wall Battlefield.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yu's expression shifted slightly, and he looked skyward, sincerely thanking, "Many thanks to Senior Kong for the assistance. Lu Yu is deeply grateful."
Then, turning to his fellow comrade of the Divine Weapon Pavilion, he cupped his hands in thanks for delivering the message.
"I trouble you, Elder." Lu Yu cupped his hands and said.
The elder felt somewhat honored, hastily returning the gesture, saying, "No need to be so formal; it's within my duty. The Saint Heir need not say more."
With that, he pulled a Cyan Jade Storage Ring from his sleeve and used spiritual power to send it towards Lu Yu.
Seeing this, Lu Yu acted, enveloping the ring in spatial force, and the ring traversed space to appear in his hand.
The elder saw this, and his pupils slightly shrank in surprise that the Saint Heir had such deep comprehension of spatial power.
After Lu Yu received the Storage Ring, the elder explained, "This is compensation to the Saint Heir from the Zhou Mansion, fought for by Hall Master Kong... or rather, Senior Kong."
He looked at the Storage Ring with envy, understanding there were treasures inside even he found valuable.
Yet he dared not keep it for himself; those items were external possessions, less significant than his identity as a Divine Weapon Pavilion elder.
And far less than his life.
Lu Yu once more cupped his hands toward the heavens, thanking Kong Wuji.
Far away in the World Wall Battlefield, Kong Wuji sensed the gratitude, smiling with satisfaction, knowing Lu Yu was a person worth aiding.
After delivering the Storage Ring, the elder turned and left the battlefield.
Lu Yu's consciousness delved into the Storage Ring, slightly shocked by its contents, resources significant for his Cosmic Realm advancement, beneficial even at the Stellar Transformation stage.
Reclaiming his mind, he scanned his surroundings, withdrew his power, and left the battlefield.
Having cleared all the demons here, staying offered little benefit; he sought a new place for secluded cultivation.
His target was setβthe transmission node of the final battle space.
The transmission node was the battlefield with the most rampant demons, the most dangerous place in the final battle space; not only were the demons numerous, but new ones entered constantly.
There were low-level demons, high-level demons, and sometimes even unexpected Stellar Transformation stage demons.
Lu Yu crossed the golden curtain, heading to a transmission node discovered previously while searching for Zhou Hong.
After absorbing the Slaughter Avatar's power, his cultivation reached the eighth tier of the Cosmic Realm; regarding comprehension of slaughter laws, he surpassed the ninth.
However, his mastery of other Heaven and Earth Laws had yet to reach the ninth tier. Lu Yu grasped too many Heaven and Earth Laws, making it so he could not break through to the ninth tier with just the slaughter law.
Nonetheless, he was confident that after digesting the treasures from Zhou Mansion, he could break through to the ninth tier, perhaps even reach Stellar Transformation.
